Arts & Life

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Diana Farid gazes at camera against in front of green leaves and light blue/green hydrangeas.

Stanford Medicine professor and author Diana Farid blends art and medicine through children’s literature

Grace Lee
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Jan. 15, 2025
Screen
Ariana Grande in pink ball gown reaches to the right toward Cynthia Erivo dress up as a witch against pink to green backdrop with "Wicked" behind the actress duo.

‘Wicked’: Defying expectations, from musical to movie

Charlotte Burks
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Jan. 15, 2025
Reads
A shelf of kids books with the covers facing out on display.

Little Libraries transforms clinic waiting rooms into book nooks

Kayla Chan
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Jan. 15, 2025
Reads
A book is open and inside reads 'Rage on the Page.'

Rage on the Page: ‘Boy Parts’ pictures the art of uncomfortable truths

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
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Jan. 14, 2025
Music
Dressed in dark formal wear, William Mahrt and his sister Kathy stand in front of a portrait of William.

William “Bill” Mahrt Ph.D. ’69, associate professor of music, dies at 85

Catherine Wu
  •  
Jan. 13, 2025
Reads
cut outs from newspapers form a human silhouette behind the title of the column "Brutal Monsters"

Obsession is not desire: ‘My Husband’ progresses beyond tropes of mental illness

Cate Burtner
  •  
Jan. 13, 2025
Screen
A movie director's sign with gender symbols on it with text "HER POV."

Her POV: ‘Madeline’s Madeline’ artfully breaks down the parent-child bond

Blyss Cleveland
  •  
Jan. 12, 2025
Reads
Heart-shaped pages of a book

‘Daughter of Ruins’ portrays women’s perseverance through an ode to its author’s Grecian home

Leyla Yilmaz
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Jan. 12, 2025
Culture
Photo of the stage production of "Romeo + Juliet," with the ensemble circling Romeo and Juliet about to embrace on top of the bed

A sexy take on Shakespeare: Broadway’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’ captures a new audience

Greta Reich and Oriana Riley
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Jan. 9, 2025
Culture
Headshot of Janani Balasubramanian; they are wearing a blue shirt and matching blue hat and turning slightly to the left, smiling.

Meet Janani Balasubramanian ’12: Stanford alum and professional ‘immersive artist’

Catherine Wu
  •  
Jan. 9, 2025
Music
A photo of Quelle Rox has a record coming out of it that reads "Discover Biweekly" against a yellow background.

Discover Biweekly: Inside the ethereal oasis of Quelle Rox

Helena Getahun-Hawkins
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Jan. 8, 2025
Music
A vinyl with the title of column, "Pulse," and a drawing of two women about to kiss on it

Pulse: Looking back on Tracy Chapman’s legendary debut

Madisyn Cunningham
  •  
Jan. 7, 2025
Screen
A graphic of a person holding a camera pointed at the viewer.

How About Now: ‘A Fistful of Dollars’ (1964) is convoluted yet thrilling

Mason Barrett
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Jan. 6, 2025
Culture
A tree typing on a laptop.

Chronically Online: Furries, fandom and fanfiction on the Farm

Chloe Shannon Wong
  •  
Jan. 5, 2025
Screen
A girl (Moana, the titular character) holds an oar and smiles confidently.

‘Moana 2’ drowns in money and fails to make waves

Anthony Martinez Rosales
  •  
Dec. 11, 2024
Reads
The Leland Quarterly "LQ" logo is in big read letters against a white background. There is a Stanford tree in the Q.

Literary magazine Leland Quarterly opens doors to creative expression and student publication

Katie Small
  •  
Dec. 6, 2024
Culture
Picture of the dance group Legacy on stage, posing all together as a group after their set; some are squatting and some are standing.

Breaking Ground brings the fire in this year’s Hot and Cold showcase

Dan Kubota
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Dec. 5, 2024
Culture
Display of “Post Human” at Gallery Jeffrey Deitch, a sculpture of a skin and flesh-like blob attached to a crustaceous shell

Art, access and regional identity: Inclusivity in LA and SF art institutions

Vivian Liang
  •  
Dec. 5, 2024
Video
stanford on-call

Stanford’s Living Room: On Call Cafe

Janelle Olisea
  •  
Dec. 4, 2024
Culture
Students at On Call. In the foreground, two students are working on their laptops at the desk. In the background, two people are having a conversation standing up.

Students meet their (Marriage Pact) match at On Call

Chloe Shannon Wong
  •  
Dec. 4, 2024
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